Flagship daily Al-Ahram mistakenly publishes satirical quotes attributed to former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger – in which he suggests that world war is looming – as authentic

Egyptian daily newspapers Al-Ahram and Al-Shorouk, citing a British satirical online publication as a source, inadvertently published humourous quotes attributed to former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger – in which he suggests that a world war was looming – as genuine.

Flagship state daily Al-Ahram published the story on the front page of its Saturday edition, noting the interview had been conducted by the Daily Squib, a British publication launched on April Fool's Day 2007.

The paper went on to note – erroneously as it turns out – that the interview with Kissinger had been conducted in November of last year, but had only been published on Saturday to coincide with the ongoing controversy over a US-made film that denigrates Islam and the Prophet Mohamed.

"The United States is baiting China and Russia, and the final nail in the coffin will be Iran, which is, of course, the main target of Israel," the Daily Squib – which describes itself as "a curious satirical publication and should therefore be taken fu**ing seriously" – quoted Kissinger as saying.

"We have allowed China to increase their military strength and Russia to recover from Sovietization, to give them a false sense of bravado," the Squib's Kissinger added. "This will create an all together faster demise for them."

Other popular stories on the Squib's latest edition include "Paris Hilton converts to Islam" and "David Beckham to have kidneys and liver tattooed."

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A. MASRI

17-09-2012 09:11pm

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NewEgypt123

16-09-2012 09:14pm

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The Source Might Be A Joke, But The Message Is Real

Even though the source of the story is a satirical magazine, the message that there will be a third world war is true. The way that the world is shaping up, there will definitely be a major war. And the worst part about it is that this war will probably be fought in the Middle East, however, there won't be a Marshall Plan to fix its destruction. Therefore, Egypt needs to strengthen its position as soon as possible to protect its interests and defend its people. By strengthen its position, I mean strengthen its economy, its military, its unity, its society. Egypt must work to solidify itself.

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Najjar

16-09-2012 07:59pm

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War criminal

If the the so called American Justice and if the ICC are to get some credibility in the eyes of the world, they need to try and punish Henry Kissinger for the crime against humanity he and the US administration perpetrated during the 1970s in South East Asia and Latin America.